The National Parks

President Theodore Roosevelt travels to the Grand Canyon.

Examine the proliferation of protected lands and the protection of predatory animals.

Learn about the changes to the national parks during the Great Depression and WW II.

Encounter the growing numbers of visitors to the parks.

Discover efforts to protect the parks and the fight over the Grand Canyon.

Investigate the efforts of Theodore Roosevelt and others to preserve pristine lands.

Examine the radical idea of creating national parks for the enjoyment of everyone.

The story of an idea as American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical.

Dayton Duncan talks about seeing the lava flow in Hawaii.

George Melendez Wright changed how the Park Service preserved wildlife.

Writer Dayton Duncan talks about the notion that is at the heart of the park idea.

The Civilian Conservation Corp worked on National Parks Service projects under FDR.

Writer Ruth Kirk describes how the Grand Canyon leaves her awestruck.

Explore Yosemite National Park and its early days under President Theodore Roosevelt.

Listen to park ranger, Shelton Johnson, as he discusses his arrival at Yellowstone.

Terry Tempest Williams talks about what the Grand Tetons mean to her.

Ranger Gerard Baker talks about the parks being real America.

Obata discusses Nature and it's impact on his art.

Find out about the work of ranger Shelton Johnson.

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is a hub for the city's Latino community.

Discover the new interpretive program at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

At the heart of this film is the annual pilgrimage to Manzanar & the words of Sue Embrey.

Explore efforts to bring inner city kids into the parks.